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Kodak Acquires the Assets of ECRM Incorporated’s CTP Business

Eastman Kodak announced today it has acquired the assets of ECRM Incorporated’s CTP (computer-to-plate) device business for the graphic arts and newspaper industries. Based in Massachusetts, ECRM is a world-class manufacturing company and a global leader in imaging technologies for the graphic communications industry. The transaction includes the equipment, contracts, inventory and intellectual property of the acquired business. The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Grafotronic establishing Grafotronic Italia srl

Swedish Grafotronic, one of the leading suppliers of digital finishing equipment, continues its worldwide growth establishing Grafotronic Italia Srl. With a sales and service office in Brescia, Grafotronic Italia will offer local support everywhere in the country.

Registration now open for rescheduled FESPA Global Print Expo 2021

FESPA is ‘Bringing Colour Back’ at this year’s FESPA Global Print Expo, which is now scheduled to take place at the RAI exhibition centre in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, from 12 to 15 October 2021. This will be the first FESPA live event in Europe since May 2019, following the postponement of all events during 2020 and early 2021 due to the COVID pandemic. Recent research conducted among FESPA’s audiences reveals a strong appetite for the live event, with 73% of respondents seeing trade shows as an essential platform for reviewing and making future product purchases.

Eticod Invests in Second HP Indigo Digital Press to Drive Digital Innovation

Polish labels manufacturer, Eticod, has expanded their fleet and invested in an HP Indigo 6900 digital press, in order to remain in-line with fast-moving digital trends and provide their customers with the many possibilities that digital printing offers.

UPM has joined The Climate Pledge

UPM has joined The Climate Pledge, a cross-sector community of world-class companies working together to crack the climate crisis and to decarbonise our economy. These companies are committed to reach the targets of the Paris Agreement well in advance. The Climate Pledge was co-founded by Amazon and the Global Optimism.

Flint Group Introduces UV-Curable Ink Series for Food and Pharmaceutical Labels and Flexible Packaging

Flint Group introduces EkoCure ANCORA Dual Cure food contact material (FCM) UV-curable ink for food, pharmaceutical and cosmetic label and flexible packaging applications. Compliant with indirect food contact regulations thanks to exceptional curing under both UV-LED and mercury UV systems, this new flexo ink series enables a phased transition to UV-LED technology. This, in turn, brings improvements in productivity, cost savings and sustainability - without disruption.

StrongPoint Labels Invests In A New 8-colour Nilpeter FA-17

StrongPoint Labels of Malmö, Sweden, a short 90-minute drive from Nilpeter Headquarters in Denmark, has invested in a new Nilpeter FA-17, their first from the Danish printing press manufacturer.

The new HYDRO-X GA Water Barrier Coating

hubergroup Print Solutions is launching a barrier coating that protects against water. It is particularly suitable for surface printing in the packaging industry, both in the food and nonfood sectors. By using a revised formulation of the binding agents for the water-based coating, there is no longer any need for PE film lamination as a water barrier. Paper packaging with a barrier coating can be recycled in the already well-established paper recycling system. Changing from conventional packaging to pure paper packaging with a barrier coating is a cost-effective and more environmentally friendly option. The HYDRO-X GA Water Barrier Coating is now available worldwide.

Digital print technology for a circular economy

Fujifilm Graphic Systems Europe publishes environmental White Paper to explore the role of print in a world of ‘net zero’ targets and increased environmental awareness.

Heidelberg further expands volume-based contract business with Prinect software

Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) is further expanding its data-based contract business with Prinect software. The company recently reached a milestone with Essen-based media service provider druckpartner, when it installed the 1000th Prinect Production Manager since the product’s market launch at drupa 2016.

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The doors to FESPA Global Print Expo and European Sign Expo 2021, Europe’s leading exhibitions for speciality print and signage, will open in just a few days (12 – 15 October 2021 at the RAI, Amsterdam, The Netherlands). For the first time since Spring 2019, FESPA is welcoming its communities of print service providers and sign makers back to a live event, with a focus on bringing colour back after 18 extraordinary months for these industries.

Elitron will be showcasing the following: Kombo SD+ 31.20: multi-function, digital cutting table with full range of cutting tools for all your digital finishing requirements; Kombo SDC+ 31.20: multi-function, flexible, digital conveyor cutting table with full range of cutting tools for both roll and rigid media and others Elitron Innovations for 2021.

Under the heading ‘New beginnings. New opportunities’, Agfa celebrates the gradual ‘reopening’ of the world and the occasion to present its updated range of inkjet printing solutions live to the European graphic industry at FESPA in Amsterdam (12-15 October).